Petroleum-burner



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E. B. DE LA MATYR.

PETROLEUM BURNER. N0. 330,212. Patented NOV. 10, 1885.

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E. B. DE LA MATYR,

PETROLEUM BURNER.

No. 330,212. Patented Nov. 1o, 1885.

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ELIAS B. DE LA MATYR, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

PETROLEUM-BURNER.V

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,212, dated November 1885.

Application led J une 6, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELIAs B. DE LA MA- TYR, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Petroleum-Burners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in petroleum-burners in which a steam-generator and superheating-pipes are employed, and arranged to discharge superheated steam into a distributing-chamber, from whence the steam, together with the oil, is discharged to the burner, to the end that a more perfect combustion is had and no smoke is formed.V

A further object is to provide a steam-gen erator formed partially by the walls of the casing in which the burner is located, said generator having a cover easily detachable,

to the end that sediment may be removed from the generator.

A further object is to provide a distributing-chamber fo 1 1 the superheated steam and oil, to the end that a more even combustion is had throughout the length of the burner.

With these objects in View my invention consists in certain features of construction, and in combination of parts, hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

My present invention is designed more especially as an improvement on a petroleumburner for which I have obtained Letters Patent, granted May 5, 1885, No. 316,950, and to which reference is made in this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved burner and attachments. Fig. 2 is an elevation, in transverse section, of the same. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the superheating-coil and attached generator-cover. Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations in longitudinal section.

The device as illustrated is in suitable form for introduction into the fire-boxes of an ordinary cook-stove or range.

tion, and having a double wall, a a., at the rear, that forms the side walls of the steam- Serial No. 167,840. (No model.)

generator A, the bottom and ends of the generator being also formed bythe casing A. The

cylindrical reversible burner B is mounted on trunnions b, that extend through and are journaled in the end walls of the casing A. This burner is substantially the same as that shown and described in my former patent aforesaid` Along the front and upper edge the casing is of considerable thickness and incloses the dis tributing chamber C, from the bottom of which a series of small orifices, c, discharge into the burner. rIhe casing has an offset in front, as shown in Fig. 2, and has openings a. and a2 for admitting air. The walls a have a ledge, a, that supports the cover D, and a tight joint is made by means of packing or cement placed between the cover and ledge, or'between the edges of the cover and the walls a.

Keys al pass through suitable holes in the walls a and above the cover and hold the latter in place. To the coverD is connected the coil of pipe E, that passes through the firespace in the casing and discharges into the central part of the chamber C. A bracket, 6,

usually provided with afloat or other suitable p device for regulating the depth of water in the boiler.

G is the feed-pipe for supplying oil to the burner. This pipe enters through one of the end walls of the casing and passes into the chamber C, and terminates about midway of the chamber. The outer diameter of this pipe is considerably less than the diameter of the chamber C, by reason of which the oil has a free passage the entire length of the chamber.

In operating the burner the oil is rst admitted through the pipe G into the chamber C, and from thence, through the orifices c, is discharged into the burner B onto the rod b. By means of the small orifices c the oil is well distributed on the rod b. This rod lies loosely in the chamber of the burner, although it is in contact with the wall of the burner on either side of the rod, so that although the oil may pass between the rod and contiguous wall the space is too small to admit of a llame passing IOO up by the side of the rod. The oil is lighted In a'few moments afterlightingrtheoil'steam i is generated in the boiler and passes through the coil E and is discharged into the chamber C. The limited capacity of the boiler', as com'- pared with the large area in cross-section ofv the tube E, prevents any but a nominal press.- ure from accumulating in the 'boiler 'or tubes. 'Ihe steam therefore passes slowly through the coil, and is superheated sufficiently for the purpose, and is discharged in this heated condition into the said chamber C, when it first Acomes in contact with the oil. 'llheoil by thiscontact with the steam is of course-.raised in temperature', but not enough to vaporize the foil, but onlyto make'the. oilactive, .so that heavy oils discharge freely through the orices e. f 'Ihere being. only a nominal. pressure of steam, .of course the oill is not sprayed, but in caseofvheavy oils passes through Vthe orifices c,rvery much. Yasthe lighter. oils would .pass 'without the presence of the steam.

` With .my former device, patented as aforesaid, in-burning heavy oils-such,for in-A stance, as crude petroleum and refuseoilse-a large amount of smoke was formed. With the introduction of steam in `the manneral- -ready described the burner yis substantially frequired, hencey the rib kA2, which partially its generating capacity. To this end also is the air-passage az, by means of which cold air .can'be admitted alongside of the boiler, to reprotects the boiler from the `heat and limits duce the temperature of the latter whensteam is being generated too fast.

Inmany sections of the country the water is so strongly impregnated with lime that a boiler soon becomes coated with the sediment, and if not frequently cleaned the boil- -er would become inoperative. It is therefore essential that the boiler be so constructed lthat it can be readily and easily cleaned. llVithrtheconstruction'pv shown ithekeys d are easily removed, after which the cover D and the attached coil can bel easily removed, the coil and cover only weighing usually a few pounds'. Only a few minutes are required to remove'the-cover and-i coil, clean the boiler and replace the parts. In case of furnaces the .parts are of course much larger, and may 'be variedsomewhat in form, according to the shape of the fire-box where the burner is to be located.

"'What I claim is- 1.1 The combination with a reversible petroleum-burner, substantially as indicated, of a steam-generator and superheating-coil'conlnectedl with the generator `arranged to supply superheated steam to the -.burner,"vsubstan tiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with afre'versiblefpeftroleum-burner, vsubstantially as indicatedyof aV distributing-chamber locatedy above-.the .burner .for discharging the contents.`v of vthe chamber at different points into :the-burner, substantially as set forth. .Y 3. Thecombination, with acasing, asteamgenerator located within the casingya'nd a cover removably secured .to said steam-generator, of a petroleum-burner located-l within ythe casing,` and a pipe connected with. theremovable cover for 'conveying :steam `tof-the burner,substantially as set` forth. v

4. The combination, with.. a .casing,.the steam-generatorlocatedwithin thecasing, a water-inlet pipe connected with theV steamgenerator, a cover loosely-*mounted on-the .steam-generator, -and the removablekeys for holding the cover-in position,of a -petroleumburner and a steampipe connected withthe steam-generator through the removable cover, for .conveying-.steam .to the huwen-substany tially as set forth. .In testimony whereof I sign this: specification., in the presence of two witnesses,` this 3d day of June, `1885.

.ELIAS B. DE LA MA'IYR, Witnesses:

GHAs. H. DoRER,

ALBERT E. LYNCH. 

